Wyclef Jean set to host the primary Caribbean Music Awards in Brooklyn
Haitian musician Wyclef Jean is getting ready to host the inaugural Caribbean Music Awards, a celebration of various Caribbean music genres slated for August 31 on the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn.
Jean shared his enthusiasm for the groundbreaking occasion throughout a latest interview on NBC’s Right this moment Present.
He highlighted the immense success of the Verzuz episode from Could 2020, which showcased Caribbean artistes Bounty Killer and Beenie Man.
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He attributed this episode as an indicator of the numerous potential the awards present can have.
“It reminded us how a lot we love the Caribbean,” he stated. “For me, what’s thrilling is Caribbean tradition is shared, whether or not it’s vogue or [music].”
Wyclef Jean: From Grammy-winning artiste to celebrated host
Jean, skilled with internet hosting award reveals, led the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards in Stockholm.
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He marked the occasion with a grand entry on an elephant, and he expressed an identical need for an equally dramatic introduction on the Caribbean Music Awards.
The 53-year-old famend rapper and musician, a recipient of three Grammy awards, isn’t any stranger to musical acclaim.
His accolades embody two Grammy awards for his contribution to the Fugees’ 1996 album The Rating, and one other as a co-producer of Santana’s Supernatural, which seized the 1999 Album of the Yr award.
Jean additionally earned a Golden Globe nomination in 2005 for co-writing the track “Million Voices” for the movie Lodge Rwanda.
The Caribbean Music Awards boasts a broad spectrum of 26 classes, masking a wide range of music genres equivalent to reggae, dancehall, soca, kompa, and zouk.
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The occasion will even honor Trinidadian soca singer, document producer, and songwriter Machel Montano,48, with a lifetime achievement award.
Montano climbed to the highest of Billboard’s Reggae Albums chart in 2019 along with his album G.O.A.T.